Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 My PCP did blood work on Monday. I got my results back and my Iron is low, but what I am confused about is Total Iron Binding and Transferrin. What are these? My Total Iron Binding is high 450 and the Transferrin is low at 8%. What does this mean? I am going to start taking Iron, I just don't know how much yet. I am going to my infertility doc tomorrow to check on my PCOS before getting pregnant. I am going to see how much he is going to put me on. Thanks for your help! Bobbie St. Louis 343/233/170ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Hi Bobbie. My ferritin was low & have been on iron fumerate for as long as I can remember. According to a previous post, the good kinds are also: polysaccaride iron, & carbonyl iron. Check with your practitioners, & best of luck. WlsMomma 18 weeks, 3 days > My PCP did blood work on Monday. > I got my results back and my Iron is low, but what I am confused > about is Total Iron Binding and Transferrin. What are these? > My Total Iron Binding is high 450 and the Transferrin is low at 8%. > What does this mean? I am going to start taking Iron, I just don't > know how much yet. I am going to my infertility doc tomorrow to > check on my PCOS before getting pregnant. I am going to see how much > he is going to put me on. > Thanks for your help! > > Bobbie > St. Louis > 343/233/170ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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